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If your credit card account was charged off in 2002 but the credit bureaus are reporting a last reported date of 2005 is this legal and can it be corrected?
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∙ 8y ago
Creditors can and often will update negative information. It is my understanding that they have the right to do so. If there is no activity from the creditor for seven years, the charge off will drop off your credit report. Also, charge off's need to be paid if you want to get good credit. You often can make a settlement with the creditor. Start by offering half of the amount owed. The "date last reported" is simply the last time information was supplied or verified to the credit bureau. It has no impact on the time period a charge off may be displayed on your personal report and is completely legal. This is a common side effect of disputing inaccurate information on your credit report. The Data Furnisher "investigates" and then updates the account listing. But the date the account was last paid, or charged off, doesn't change.
Updating older charge offs like this does, however, cause a significant deduction in your credit score. Credit scoring software deducts for DLR on derogatory items because they appear to have happened recently. Scores are all about your perceived risk as a borrower. Recent derogatory activity thus translates into larger deductions. There is nothing you can do to change the way it's reporting.
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There is no law that compels any creditor to report to the credit bureaus. It is voluntary. If the account is already being reported to the bureaus as a derogatory, with a balance, it would be in your best interests to have the settlement shown. But other than requesting this, or attempting to update your credit yourself, there is no way to compel this.
How many times and how often can a collection agency post an account to your credit report as a charge off?
A collection agency cannot charge-off an already charged-off account. The reporting of the STATUS of the account AS a charge-off can be reported every time they update with the credit bureaus. The 'date of status' must be the date of the ORIGINAL charge-off.
How can my business report to the credit bureaus?
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How does a business report to the credit bureaus?
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Who do you get your credit score from?
The CRA (Credit Reporting Agency/Bureaus).
If negative info can only be reported for seven years how do you find out what the date of last activity means for a personal credit card?
The DLA is usually seen as being the last time a payment was made on the account. The date of last activity is the last time the account in question was paid as agreed immediately prior to its' default. Once a defaulted account is reported to the credit bureaus, the creditor has 90 days to identify the DLA. This date is THE date that triggers the 7 years countdown for its' reporting period and the statute of limitations for how long the consumer may be sued (under state laws). Nothing can legally change this date, even subsequent payment. This date should be identified in some manner on your credit report. If not, write the credit bureaus, quoting from the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and request identification of the DLA on the account in question.
What credit score will a new green card holder have?
A new green card holder will be in the same situation as any other consumer that has not yet established credit accounts that are reported to the three main credit bureaus. Until you have a traditional credit account that is reported to credit bureaus, you will have no credit history. You will be known as an unscorable, since there is insufficient data to be able to adequately predict your risk of nonpayment on a credit account.
Where online can one find comparisons of credit reporting bureaus?
The best way to find online comparisions of credit reporting bureaus is to look for user forums. Here one can find customer experiences. There may be some websites that compare these bureaus, but most of these sites are not independant.
What does it mean when you check your credit dispute and it says the outcome is updated?
It means the credit bureau should have corrected the bad information or informed you that they believe the information is correct. Check your report to make sure. Credit bureaus are notorious for reporting inaccurately.
Can the original creditor direct their collections agency to have an account removed from a credit report?
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REMOVING AN ACCOUNT BY REPORTING THIS TO THE BUREAUS. DO FIND OUT IF THEIR IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CONTACTING THE COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
